Week 35: Circle of Life
The last few weeks of school are always the toughest for me, and I know they are the toughest for my students as well. As a mother who...
Week 34: Fighting for My Life
Before I begin this post, I want to provide a blanket apology regarding my poor professional decisions this week. After all, how can I...
Week 33: M.O.M.
Man Oh Man! This year Mother's Day weekend falls in the same week as Teacher Appreciation. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. I will...
Week 32: May the 4th be with You
For teachers, the first Friday in May is a euphoric feeling. Don't misunderstand. I love each of you more than I can say, but that...
Week 31: Happy Birthday Harper
Today we celebrated the life and legacy of Harper Lee. It was a great break from the testing insanity. I was amazed at the truckload of...
Week 30: Full Circle
And here we are again: back where we started at the beginning of the year with a Socratic seminar. This past week you guys participated...
Week 29: Testing Madness
This week you guys took the FSA reading. Next week you will take Geometry. Some of you will take Algebra, and the following week you will...
Week 28: Ain' it Great?
This week we read the trial scene of Tom Robinson. In doing so, many of you participated in your first reader's theaters. You...
Week 27: Midnight Musings
It is 12:18 a.m. It seems this is the time I do my best or worst writing. I can never really tell which one, until the next day when the...
Week 26: On Top of the World
Spring break is the holiday of all holidays....the one that comes right when you need it the most and says, "Nope. I am not a holiday...
